Posted on May 25, 2007
In a busy social area, with lots of bars and restaurants is Hackescher Hof, which provides free Wi-Fi access (hh. freifunk.net or HH2.FREIFUNK.NET depending on whether you’re at the front or back). Next door, Starbucks provides the normal T-Mobile_T-Com network as well, so those with T-Mobile/T-Com/T-Online credentials can also choose that network (which was certainly stronger when sitting outside.
Posted on May 24, 2007
I mentioned Andy’s Diner & Bar earlier in the week as one of the locations where you can get online through Hotspot Deutschland. While out walking around the area behind my hotel in Berlin I came across this little Smart Car wearing an ad for said diner & bar. There are a lot of these little Smart Cars in Berlin, and many of them seem to be dressed up as mini advertising platforms.
Posted on May 23, 2007
The Grand Hyatt, Berlin is one of the locations where wireless connectivity is provided by M3 Connect.. As well as credit card on-demand usage, they also accept credentials from a number of aggregators/ISPs. For now, Boingo & iPass credentials are enabled for roaming onto the M3 Connect network. If you need one of the other partners, please let us know and we’ll do our best to get it added quickly.
Posted on May 23, 2007
As in the other cities I’ve visited, there are a number of locations that provide free access to the internet for their customers. Here’s the complete list of the ones I’ve used in my three days here in Berlin: Einstein Kaffee (open) Hotel California (open,weak signal outside) Hotel Mondial (open, weak signal outside) Melrose Bar & Grill (supported by Devicescape) Hotspot Sony Center (supported by Devicescape) MAXX’Bar (open) hh.freifunk.net/HH2.FREIFUNK.NET (open, weak outside) If you know of more, please add them in a comment.
Posted on May 23, 2007
Right next to Potsdamer Platz in Berlin you will find the Sony Center; a collection of restaurants, shops, museums and even a movie theatre. And, of course, a Sony Style store. In terms of Wi-Fi, there is a T-Mobile/T-Com hotspot in the Alex cafe (right next door to the Sony Style store), and there is a free hotspot in the Sony Store itself (network name Hotspot_SonyCenter). Both of these are now supported by Devicescape so you should be able to get online either while browsing the latest Sony gadgets, or while sipping a coffee at an outdoor seat in the forum.
Posted on May 22, 2007
While walking down a side street off of Kurfürstendamm yesterday looking for Wi-Fi access with my Nokia N95 (yes, that really is what I am doing out here in northern Europe) I chanced on the Melrose Bar & Grill where they operate a Hotspot Deutschland hotspot, as well as their own free access hotspot (‘melrose’). Unfortunetely, the Melrose was out of access cards, so I couldn’t buy time on the network; I was able to login using my Boingo account though (Boingo is one of their roaming partners). Today I found Andy’s Diner and Bar at Potsdamer Platz 1. Andy’s is another Hotspot Deutschland location, and here they had access cards: 2 Euros for 60 minutes. Hotspot Deutschland is now supported by Devicescape for Hotspot Deutschland credentials and also for Boingo users (if you have Boingo credentials and you connect to a HotspotDeutschland hotspot Devicescape will automatically log you in!).